Wrapper for magazines, &amp;c.



UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

LOUIS W. P EDDIOORD, OF ST. JOSEPH, MISSOURI, ASSIGNOR OF ONE-THIRD TO LOUISE WILLIAMS, OF SAME PLACE.

WRAPPER FOR MAGAZINES, 800.

SPECIFICATION formingpart of Letters Patent N 0. 673,285. dated April 30, 1901.

Application filed November 2, 1900. Serial No. 35.220 (No model.)

To all whom it y eon/667% Other objects and advantages of the in- Be it known that I, LOUIS W. PEDDICORD, vention will hereinafter appear, and the novel a citizen of the United States, residing at St. features thereof will be specifically defined Joseph, in the county of Buchanan and State by the appended claims. 5 of Missouri, haveinvented certain new and The invention is clearly illustrated in the useful Improvements in Wrappers for Magaaccompanying drawings, which, with the letzines, &c.; and I do declare the following to ters of reference marked thereon, form a part be a full, clear, and exact description of the of this specification, and in which-- nvention, such as will enable others skilled Figure 1 is a perspective view of the imto in the art to which it appertains to make and proved wrapper looking at the inner face use the same, reference being bad to the acthereof. Fig. 2 is a perspective view of a companying drawings, and to the letters of package inclosed by such wrapper. Fig. 3 is reference marked thereon, which form a part an enlarged detail in cross-section with the of this specification. I parts somewhat distorted to better illustrate 15 This invention relates to wrappers for magathe invention. a

zines and the like; and it has for its object, Like letters of referenceindicate like parts primarily,to'provide a wrapper having means throughout the several views. for protection of the contents in opening. It Referring to the drawings, A designates a is a well known fact that with ordinary wrapwrapper of usual foj tmand construction, ex- 20 pers when an attempt is made toppen a packcept as herein p fiedi age inclosed therein the paper-cutter, knife, Uperr-theinner face of the wrapper, at any or other instrument used is apt to engage and predetermined point,bu't preferably at apoint tear the outer sheet or sheets of the article about one-fourth the distance from one end, wrapped therein. I guard against such ocas shown in Fig. 1, I affix to the same by glue 25 currence and the consequent injury to the or any suitable agent or medium a protect- Q magazine or other article by providing a proing-strip B, of paper, cloth, or some other matecting-strip, which is secured at one edge to terial, the said strip being of any desired the inner face of the Wrapper along the line Width and affixed along one edge only, as seen of proposed opening of the package, and this at b. This strip in the form seen in Figs. 1 8o 0 strip will beinterposed between the knife or and 3 is bent upon itself, as seen at c, and other implement and the magazine or other the free portion extended back and upon the article contained within the wrapper and reportion which is attached to the wrapper, as ceive the impact of the end of the knife or indicated in Fig. 3, or the strip may be seother instrument, which is thus held from cured at one edge and the free portion eX- 35 contact with the contents of the package. tended against the inner face of the Wrapper Any suitable material may be employed for without being folded, as indicated in Fig. 2, this protecting-strip. I may employ paper, the result being substantally the same in cloth, cardboard, or any material suited to both instances. In both forms the protectthe purpose. This strip is secured at one ing-strip extends across the opening-linear: 0c, o edge, and the other edge is left free and unwhich may or may not be perforated to faciliattached to the body of the wrapper, by preftate opening of the package. erence being folded upon itself, so as to form If desired, and it may be preferable, a bend in the strip in which the opening imnotches 01 may be provided at one or both plement may be entered; but it is evident ends of the opening-line, as indicated in Figs. 5 that this strip instead of being folded may be 1 and 2, to facilitate the introduction of the simply secured at one edge upon one side of knife or other implement employed for openthe opening-line and the free or unattached ing the package. When such notches are presedge extended over and across such line to cut, the ends of the protecting-strip should be receive the knife or other instrument, and cut to correspond to the edge of the notch, as I00 5c thus keep the latter away from the contents seen in Fig. 1.

of the package. When the wrapper is placed abouta magaautomatically assume a position beneath the zine or other article,the protecting-strip will 1 proposed line of opening, as seen in Figs. 2 and 3.

The mode of use and advantages will be ap- I parent from the above description when taken inconnection with the annexed drawings,and a further detailed description thereof is not deemed necessary.

It will be observed that I have provided a wrapper which will serve effectually to protect the contents of a package inclosed thereby, and while the structural embodiment of the invention as herein disclosed is what I at present consider preferable I do not wish to limit myself to the exact details, but reserve the right to make such changes, variations, and modifications as come properly within the scope of the protection prayed.

What is claimed as new is 1. A wrapper for newspapers and the like provided with an independent protectingstrip along its line of opening.

2. A wrapper for newspapers and the like provided upon its inner surface with an independent strip attached thereto along one edge only, and extended acrossthe proposed line of opening of the Wrapper, substantially as described.

3. A wrapper provided upon its'inn'er surface with a folded'independent protecting strip affixed thereto along one edge only with its free portion extended beyond the' proposed line of opening.

4. A wrapper having upon its inner face an independent strip'attac'hed at one'edge upon one side of the proposed line of opening and bent upon itself with the free portion extended across the proposed line of opening of the wrapper.

5. A wrapper having at one edge a notch, and upon its inner surface a protecting-strip affixed to the wrapper along one edge only with its free portion extended across the proposed line of opening of such wrapper.

6. A Wrapper for newspapers and the likehaving an independent protecting-strip upon its inner face and arranged to extend between an inner and outer fold of the wrapper and to extend across the proposed line of opening of the wrapper.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

LOUIS W. PEDDIOORD.

Witnesses:

F. H. SHAOKLEFORD, J. H. MITCHELL. 

